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US08031099B2 Analog/digital or digital/analog conversion system having improved linearity 有权
模拟/数字或数字/模拟转换系统具有提高的线性度

Analog/digital or digital/analog conversion system having improved linearity
Abstract:
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit includes a least significant bit (LSB) set of capacitors, each commonly coupled to an LSB node, and a most significant bit (MSB) set of capacitors, each coupled to an MSB node. A section-coupling capacitor couples the LSB and MSB nodes. The LSB node exhibits a parasitic capacitance, which tends to introduce a jump error voltage. Digital input signals are applied to the LSB and MSB capacitors, and in response, an analog output signal is developed on the MSB node. A compensation capacitor coupled to the MSB node has a compensation capacitance selected to offset the jump error voltage introduced by the parasitic capacitance. The compensation capacitor is enabled when all of the LSB capacitors are coupled to digital input signals having a logic ‘0’ state. Otherwise, the compensation capacitor is disabled (e.g., left in a floating state).
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